Funeral held for Sarah Milgrim, Kansas woman killed in D.C. shooting: 'She...
Milgrim and her partner, Yaron Lischinsky, were shot and killed in Washington last week. Local Jewish leaders remembered her warmth, empathy, and belief in dialogue at Tuesday's funeral service in...
View ArticleFederal calls for SNAP data could deter eligible immigrants from applying,...
The Trump Administration is asking states to more closely watch the citizenship status of people receiving benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But some advocates for...
View ArticleICE detains Kansas City, Kansas, crime victim
President Donald Trump has said his mass deportation campaign prioritizes immigrants who have committed violent crimes. But the family of a crime victim in Kansas City, Kansas, said authorities...
View ArticleMissouri agrees to hand over personal data of food aid recipients to USDA
The U.S. Department of Agriculture requested personally identifiable information from SNAP recipients including names, dates of birth, addresses and Social Security numbers, along with total SNAP...
View ArticleAbortions at Kansas City clinics halted by Missouri Supreme Court ruling
The Missouri Supreme Court suspended abortion rights protected in the state constitution and sent the issue back to a Kansas City judge. But abortion services remain available at clinics on the Kansas...
View ArticleDisability services for 46,000 Kansans at risk in leaked Trump budget cuts
Advocates say the leaked budget cuts, if implemented, would undo decades of progress for the rights of people with disabilities.
View ArticleAbortion access halted again in Missouri
The Missouri Supreme Court ordered a Jackson County judge to lift her rulings that allowed abortions to resume in the state. Why did the court decide to put the ban back into effect for now?
View ArticleTransgender teens sue Kansas to stop new ban on gender-affirming health care
Kansas legislators passed a law this year that bans gender-affirming treatments for young transgender people. Plaintiffs say it violates fundamental rights in the state constitution.
View ArticleNAACP lawsuit accuses Missouri Attorney General of illegally withholding info...
The report from Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey didn't include a "disparity index" showing whether police stopped drivers in minority groups more frequently than white drivers.
View ArticleIvanhoe residents work toward change
The Ivanhoe Neighborhood Council has faced several challenges in recent years, but the community it serves is coming together to find trust and hope for the future in each other. Learn how Ivanhoe is...
View ArticleKansas City’s poet laureate uses words to ‘reach across the rifts’ and foster...
Melissa Ferrer Civil found community, and a path toward better mental health, through poetry. Now, she’s spreading the good word.
View ArticleMissouri's National Weather Service offices try to share work after Trump...
National Weather Services offices lack meteorologists after the Trump administration implemented cuts and a hiring freeze. With the Pleasant Hill location near Kansas City understaffed by 40%, Missouri...
View ArticleThird suspect arrested in 'scheme' leading to death of Kansas City Telemundo...
A 33-year-old New Orleans man was arrested and charged this week by Louisiana police in the death of Adan Manzano, who died in February while covering the Super Bowl for the Spanish-speaking television...
View ArticleA Kansas law invalidates life-support wishes during pregnancy. 5 women are...
A group of Kansas women say the "pregnancy exclusion" in the state’s Natural Death Act violates the Kansas Constitution.
View ArticleFederal judge upholds a wetlands conservation law known as 'swampbuster'
A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging a 40-year-old wetlands law that allows the U.S. Department of Agriculture to withhold subsidies from farmers who clear, drain or convert wetlands.
View ArticleSlow and steady: Missouri drivers urged to watch for turtles crossing roads...
Every spring, thousands of turtles begin their yearly search for places to forage, mate and lay eggs. Sometimes they have to cross Missouri's roads to do it.
View ArticleYour guide to Kansas City area summer reading programs
When the school year ends, the need for literacy support does not. Here’s help in finding in-person and online summer reading programs around the Kansas City area.
View ArticleWhere will Kansas City's teams move? Missouri lawmakers enter a high-stakes,...
A big incentive package from Kansas is expiring soon, the Royals are investing in properties across the metro and lawmakers are already fighting among themselves. Will Missouri's General Assembly be...
View ArticleFarmers are taking on more debt. Some worry more financial stress could be ahead
Farmers continued to take on more debt through the first quarter of 2025, prolonging a trend from last year. That’s as farm incomes have shrunk over the last couple of years, and some worry President...
View ArticleKansas City's stadium saga heads to high-stakes special session
The Missouri General Assembly is beginning a special session today, with the primary mission of passing an incentive package for the two Kansas City teams. But after years of drama over new stadiums,...
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